The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated 'Vanijya Bhawan' and launched the NIRYAT portal in Delhi today. Union Ministers Shri Piyush Goyal, Shri Som Prakash and Smt Anupriya Patel were among those present on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said today another important step has been taken in the direction of the journey of Citizen-Centric Governance in New India on which the country has been moving for the last 8 years. The country has got the gift of a new and modern commercial building as well as an export portal, one physical and other digital infrastructure, he said.
The Prime Minister noted that today is also the death anniversary of the country's first Industries Minister Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. “His policies, decisions, resolve, and their fulfilment were very important in giving direction to independent India. Today the country is paying its humble tribute to him”, he said.
Referring to the new infrastructure of the Ministry, the Prime Minister said that this is also time to renew the pledge of ease of doing business and through that ‘ease of living’ too. Ease of access, he said, is the link between the two. He said that there should not be any hindrances in communicating with the government and making the government accessible with ease is a major priority of the government. This vision is clearly reflected in the policies of the government, he added.
Referring to many examples of the recent past, the Prime Minister said that in the new work culture of the New India, completion date is part of SoP and is strictly adhered to. He remarked that only when the government's projects do not hang for years and are completed on time, similarly, the government's schemes reach their goals, then only, the taxpayer of the country is respected. Now we also have a modern platform in the form of the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan. He said that this Vanijya Bhawan will give a push to the nations ‘Gati Shakti’.
The Prime Minister cited the new Vanjiya Bhawan as also the symbol of his Government’s achievements in the field of commerce during this period. He recalled that at the time of foundation stone laying, he had stressed the need for innovation and improvement in the Global Innovation Index. Today, India is ranked 46th in the Global Innovation Index and is continuously improving. He had also talked about improving ease of doing business at that time , today, more than 32000 unnecessary compliances have been removed. Similarly, GST was new at the time of foundation stone laying of the building, today, 1 lakh crore GST collection per month has become commonplace. In terms of GeM, 9 thousand crore worth rupees order were discussed then, today, more than 45 lakh small entrepreneurs are registered on the portal and orders worth more than 2.25 lakh crore have been placed. The Prime Minister had talked about 120 Mobile units at that time up from just 2 in 2014, today this number has crossed 200. Today India has 2300 registered Fin-tech startups, up from 500, 4 years ago. At the time of the foundation stone laying of the Vanijya Bhawan India used to recognize 8000 startups every year, today, this number is more than 15000, the Prime Minister informed.
The Prime Minister noted that last year, despite the historic global disruptions, India’s exports stood at a total of $ 670 billion i.e. Rs 50 lakh crore. Last year, the country had decided that despite every challenge, it has to cross the threshold of $ 400 billion i.e. 30 lakh crore merchandise export. We crossed this and created a new record of export of $ 418 billion i.e. 31 lakh crore rupees. “Encouraged by this success of the past years, we have now increased our export targets and have doubled our efforts to achieve them. Collective effort of everyone is very necessary to achieve these new goals”, he said, further adding that not only short term but long term targets should be set.
The Prime Minister said that NIRYAT - National Import-Export for Yearly Analysis of Trade portal will help in breaking silos by providing real time data to all stakeholders. “From this portal, important information related to more than 30 commodity groups exported to more than 200 countries of the world will be available. In the coming time, information related to district-wise exports will also be available on this. This will also strengthen the efforts to develop the districts as important centers of exports”, the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister underlined the role of increasing exports in the transition of a country from developing to developed country. The Prime Minister said that in the last eight years, India has also been continuously increasing its exports and achieving export goals. Better policies to increase exports, easing of the process, and taking products to new markets, have helped a lot. He said that today, every ministry, every department of the government is giving priority to increasing exports with a 'whole of government' approach. Be it the Ministry of MSME or Ministry of External Affairs, Agriculture or Commerce, all are making common efforts for a common goal. “Exports from new areas are increasing. Even from many aspirational districts, exports have now increased manifold. The increase in exports of cotton and handloom products by 55 per cent shows how the work is being done at the grassroot level”, he pointed out.
The Prime Minister said that the government's emphasis on local products through the Vocal for Local campaign, 'One district, one product' scheme, has also helped in increasing exports. Now many of our products are being exported for the first time to new countries of the world. “Our Local is fast becoming Global”, he said citing examples like Sitabhog Mithai being exported to Bahrain, Fresh King Chilli of Nagaland to London, Fresh Burmese grapes of Assam to Dubai, tribal Mahua products from Chattisgarh to France and Khumani of Kargil to Dubai.
Reiterating the steps taken recently the Prime Minister said “We are also helping and emphasizing on GI tagging to connect our farmers, weavers and our traditional products with the export ecosystem.” He also referred to trade deals with UAE and Australia last year and informed that there has been a lot of progress with other countries as well. He praised the Indian diplomatic institutions abroad for working hard to convert a very challenging environment into opportunities for India. “For business, identifying new markets and manufacturing products after identifying their needs is very important for the progress of the country”, he said.
In conclusion, the Prime Minister requested every department to periodically review the portals and platforms that have been developed in recent times. “The goals with which we have developed these tools, how far they are being achieved and if there is a problem then efforts should be made for solving them.”
नए भारत में Citizen Centric Governance के जिस सफर पर देश बीते 8 वर्षों से चल रहा है, आज उस दिशा में एक और महत्वपूर्ण कदम उठाया गया है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 23, 2022
देश को आज नया और आधुनिक वाणिज्य भवन और साथ ही निर्यात पोर्टल की भेंट मिल रही है: PM @narendramodi
आज देश के पहले उद्योग मंत्री डॉक्टर श्यामा प्रसाद मुखर्जी की पुण्य तिथि भी है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 23, 2022
उनकी नीतियां, उनके निर्णय, उनके संकल्प, उनके संकल्पों की सिद्धि, स्वतंत्र भारत को दिशा देने में बहुत अहम रहे।
आज देश उन्हें अपनी विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि दे रहा है: PM @narendramodi
सरकार के प्रोजेक्ट्स बरसों तक लटके नहीं, समय पर पूरे हों, सरकार की योजनाएं अपने लक्ष्यों तक पहुंचे, तभी देश के टैक्सपेयर का सम्मान है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 23, 2022
अब तो पीएम गतिशक्ति नेशनल मास्टर प्लान के रूप में हमारे पास एक आधुनिक प्लेटफॉर्म भी है: PM @narendramodi
वाणिज्य भवन इस कालखंड में कॉमर्स के क्षेत्र में हमारी उपलब्धियों का भी symbol हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 23, 2022
मुझे याद है, शिलान्यास के समय मैंने innovation और Global Innovation Index में सुधार की ज़रूरत पर बल दिया था।
आज हम Global Innovation Index में 46वें स्थान पर है और लगातार सुधार कर रहे हैं: PM
पिछले साल देश ने तय किया था कि हर चुनौती के बावजूद 400 बिलियन डॉलर यानि 30 लाख करोड़ रुपए के merchandize export का पड़ाव पार करना है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 23, 2022
लेकिन हमने इसको भी पार करते हुए 418 बिलियन डॉलर यानि 31 लाख करोड़ रुपए के export का नया रिकॉर्ड बनाया: PM @narendramodi
पिछले साल ऐतिहासिक global disruptions के बावजूद भारत ने 670 बिलियन डॉलर यानि 50 लाख करोड़ रुपए का टोटल एक्सपोर्ट किया: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 23, 2022
पिछले आठ वर्षों में भारत भी अपना एक्सपोर्ट लगातार बढ़ा रहा है, एक्सपोर्ट से जुड़े लक्ष्यों को प्राप्त कर रहा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 23, 2022
एक्सपोर्ट बढ़ाने के लिए बेहतर पॉलिसीज हों, प्रोसेस को आसान करना हो, प्रॉडक्ट्स को नए बाजार में ले जाना हो, इन सबने, इसमें बहुत मदद की है: PM @narendramodi
आज सरकार का हर मंत्रालय, हर विभाग, ‘whole of government’ अप्रोच के साथ एक्सपोर्ट बढ़ाने को प्राथमिकता दे रहा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 23, 2022
MSME मंत्रालय हो या फिर विदेश मंत्रालय, कृषि हो या कॉमर्स, सभी एक साझा लक्ष्य के लिए, साझा प्रयास कर रहे हैं: PM @narendramodi
सरकार वोकल फॉर लोकल अभियान, ‘One district, one product’ योजना के जरिए जो स्थानीय उत्पादों पर बल दे रही है, उसने भी एक्सपोर्ट बढ़ाने में मदद की है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 23, 2022
अब दुनिया के नए-नए देशों में हमारे अनेक प्रॉडक्ट्स पहली बार निर्यात किए जा रहे हैं: PM @narendramodi
